

1. The teacher asked us to get on with the next exercise and he would be back in a while.
A. finish doing B. start doing C. continue doing D. stop doing
2. To become a librarian, you need to be really well-organized.
A. in order B. neat and tidy C. compassionate D. messy
3. Those students who fail the National High School exams may want to retake them the following year.
A. pass B. fall C. sit D. take
4. John was promoted last month for being such a committed worker.
A. dishonest B. irresponsible C. unenthusiastic D. unreliable
5. Thanks to lifelong learning, people's level of awareness has improved significantly.
A. has increased B. has declined C. has gone up D. has bettered
6. I'd go mad if I had to do a dead-end job like working on a supermarket checkout.
A. boring B. monotonous C. fascinating D. demanding
7. The teacher is going to a conference next week, so our presentation will be put off.
A. delayed B. deferred C. carried out D. cancelled
8. A new school has just been set up for the kids in the area.
A. started B. established C. built D. demolished
9. If the candidates can perform well and impress the interviewers during the interview, they can be recruited.
A. taken on B. dismissed C. employed D. chosen
10. Unnecessary components should be removed from the current program to reduce the workload for school students.
A. added B. taken away C. taken off D. abolished
11. The school picnic has been cancelled because of bad weather.
A. called off B. continued C. destroyed D. broken off
12. If children are inactive most of the time, it is very easy for them to gain weight.
A. put up B. loose C. lose D. put on
13. Well, I want to go straight to university, but I'm also thinking of applying for a temporary job in the summer.
A. part-time B. full-time C. permanent D. seasonal
14. With so many breakthroughs in robotic science and technology, much manual work will soon be taken over by robots.
A. intellectual work B. physical work C. monotonous work D. dull work
15. He's just so flexible. He'll adapt to any situation.
A. adaptable B. rigid C. intelligent D. autonomous
16. Should you hire a full-time employee on a permanent contract?
A. long-term B. long-lasting C. temporary D. limited
17. What exactly are white collar workers? They are people who work in offices and administrative positions.
A. manual B. intellectual C. official D. desk-job
18. Most, not to say all of the employers want to look for candidates with punctuality, so make sure you make a positive impression on them by showing up on time for the interview.
A. good time management B. ability to meet deadlines
A. finish doing B. start doing C. continue doing D. stop doing
2. To become a librarian, you need to be really well-organized.
A. in order B. neat and tidy C. compassionate D. messy
3. Those students who fail the National High School exams may want to retake them the following year.
A. pass B. fall C. sit D. take
4. John was promoted last month for being such a committed worker.
A. dishonest B. irresponsible C. unenthusiastic D. unreliable
5. Thanks to lifelong learning, people's level of awareness has improved significantly.
A. has increased B. has declined C. has gone up D. has bettered
6. I'd go mad if I had to do a dead-end job like working on a supermarket checkout.
A. boring B. monotonous C. fascinating D. demanding
7. The teacher is going to a conference next week, so our presentation will be put off.
A. delayed B. deferred C. carried out D. cancelled
8. A new school has just been set up for the kids in the area.
A. started B. established C. built D. demolished
9. If the candidates can perform well and impress the interviewers during the interview, they can be recruited.
A. taken on B. dismissed C. employed D. chosen
10. Unnecessary components should be removed from the current program to reduce the workload for school students.
A. added B. taken away C. taken off D. abolished
11. The school picnic has been cancelled because of bad weather.
A. called off B. continued C. destroyed D. broken off
12. If children are inactive most of the time, it is very easy for them to gain weight.
A. put up B. loose C. lose D. put on
13. Well, I want to go straight to university, but I'm also thinking of applying for a temporary job in the summer.
A. part-time B. full-time C. permanent D. seasonal
14. With so many breakthroughs in robotic science and technology, much manual work will soon be taken over by robots.
A. intellectual work B. physical work C. monotonous work D. dull work
15. He's just so flexible. He'll adapt to any situation.
A. adaptable B. rigid C. intelligent D. autonomous
16. Should you hire a full-time employee on a permanent contract?
A. long-term B. long-lasting C. temporary D. limited
17. What exactly are white collar workers? They are people who work in offices and administrative positions.
A. manual B. intellectual C. official D. desk-job
18. Most, not to say all of the employers want to look for candidates with punctuality, so make sure you make a positive impression on them by showing up on time for the interview.
A. good time management B. ability to meet deadlines